Hay listings

The University of Missouri Extension Center in Webster County brings you links to forage sellers and buyers throughout the country.

Imported fire ants

Note:  Producers bringing hay in from southern states should be certain the hay is USDA-certified free of fire ants.

• CAFNR News: Beware: Fire Ants
• Imported Fire Ant Introduction and Biology (PDF) — University of Missouri Extension slide presentation
• Imported Fire Ants a Threat to Arrive in Missouri on Hay (PDF)
• Fire Ants May Be Hiding in Imported Hay
• Out-of-state hay may harbor red imported fire ants
• Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Area Map
• Questions and Answers for Producers, Sellers, and Buyers of Baled Hay Moving From Areas Under Quarantine for Imported Fire Ant (PDF)
• Don't Transport Imported Fire Ants (PDF)
• Red Imported Fire Ants — An MU Extension Youtube video
• Imported Fire Ants — eXtension's one-stop educational site on killing fire ants and eliminating problems they cause

Hay markets

• Missouri Weekly Hay Market Summary — Lists current selling prices for hay in Missouri
• AgEBB — Hay Market — Visit the University of Missouri and Missouri Department of Agriculture's one-stop shop for buying and selling hay, or call 573-751-5633.

State hay markets, listed alphabetically:

• Arkansas Hay Producers Database
• Illinois Hay and Straw Directory
• Iowa Hay and Straw Directory — Or call 515-281-5321
• Kansas Hay and Pasture Exchange
• Kentucky Hay Sales
• Michigan Hay Sellers Listings
• Missouri Hay Directory
• Nebraska Hay and Forage Hotline
• North Carolina Hay Alert
• Southeastern North Carolina Hay Directory (PDF) — From NC State University Cooperative Extension
• Oklahoma Hay Directory (PDF)
• Texas Hay Hotline — Or call 877-429-1998
• Upper Midwest Haylist — For Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and South Dakota
• Hay For Sale Ads — A commercial site to post free ads to sell hay, find hay bales for sale near you, register for hay alerts, and search by state. Includes a hay spoilage calculator.
• Internet Hay Exchange — A commercial site with free listings of hay buyers and sellers by state and county throughout the U.S.
• The Hay Barn — A commercial classified ad site to help you locate hay buyers and sellers throughout the U.S.

Forage Testing

• Forage Testing and Hay Stacking: screen version (PDF) | print version (PDF) — Bob Schultheis, MU Extension natural resource engineering specialist
• Understanding your forage test (PDF)
• MU Extension publication G4575, Making and Storing Quality Hay
• American Forage and Grassland Council
• National Forage Testing Association
• National Hay Association